IP Library Granted Patent US 10,183,801
Granted Patent B2
US 10,183,801 · App. 14/518,729 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Sheet package assembly and method for making the same

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Patent No.
US 10,183,801
App. No.
14/518,729
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sheet package assembly ( 100 ) includes a plurality of sheets ( 301 ) arranged in a stacked configuration ( 302 ). The package can include an outer surface ( 102 ) having a major face ( 103 ) defining an aperture ( 201 ). An aperture sealing label ( 106 ) can selectively attach to the outer surface to close the aperture, and can be selectively peelable from the outer surface to expose the aperture. A bag ( 306 ) IS to receive spent sheets for disposal. The plurality of sheets is arranged in the stacked configuration ( 307 ) within the package, while the bag is positioned between the stacked configuration and the aperture of the package.

Claims (25)

1. A sheet package assembly, comprising:

a plurality of sheets arranged in a stacked configuration;

a package comprising an outer surface having a major face defining an aperture;

an aperture sealing label to selectively attach to the outer surface to close the aperture and to be selectively peelable from the outer surface to expose the aperture; and

a bag to receive spent sheets for disposal, the bag comprising an instruction not to flush the bag down a toilet, the bag comprising:

an adhesive attachment device to couple the bag to a surface, wherein the adhesive attachment device is wider than the bag; and

an adhesive closure allowing the bag to be sealed, wherein the adhesive closure is narrower than the adhesive attachment device;

the plurality of sheets are arranged in the stacked configuration within the package; and

the bag is positioned between the stacked configuration and the aperture of the package.

2. The sheet package assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bag comprises a disposable bag.

3. The sheet package assembly of claim 2 , wherein when the aperture sealing label is peeled from the outer surface to expose the aperture, at least a portion of the sealable bag is visible through the aperture.

4. The sheet package assembly of claim 3 , wherein the sealable bag is folded.

5. The sheet package assembly of claim 4 , wherein the sealable bag comprises written instructions for using the sealable bag disposed thereon.

6. The sheet package assembly of claim 1 , wherein the instruction is DO NOT FLUSH.

7. The sheet package assembly of claim 5 , wherein the written instructions comprise another instruction to dispose sheets within the sealable bag.

8. The sheet package assembly of claim 2 , the sealable bag further comprising another instruction for use of the adhesive attachment device.

9. The sheet package assembly of claim 8 , the adhesive attachment device comprising an adhesive tape.

10. The sheet package assembly of claim 7 , wherein the sealable bag is opaque.

11. The sheet package assembly of claim 7 , wherein each sheet is pre-moistened.

12. The sheet package assembly of claim 7 , wherein each sheet is non-dispersable.

13. The sheet package assembly of claim 12 , each sheet is manufactured from one of needlepunched material or spunlace material.

14. The sheet package assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second plurality of sheets arranged in a second stacked configuration;

a second bag to receive additional spent sheets for disposal; and

the second bag is disposed between the stacked configuration and the second stacked configuration.

Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071672/0100 →
CONVERSION OF ENTITY FROM CORPORATION TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Recorded Oct 31, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
Reel/Frame 057977/0567 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057927/0091 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058040/0001 →